Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel fights his way through a crowd of photographers and reporters as he arrives for the Southeastern Conference football Media Days in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

FILE - In this July 17, 2013 file photo, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel talks with reporters during the Southeastern Conference football Media Days in Hoover, Ala. ESPN says the NCAA is investigating whether Manziel was paid for signing hundreds of autographs in January. Citing unidentified sources, ESPN's "Outside the Lines" said the Heisman Trophy winner signed items in exchange for a five-figure fee during his trip to Miami for the BCS championship game. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

"Everything that has to do with him, he's his own man," the Alabama quarterback said. "I'm not going to speak on another man's business. That's how I was raised — if it doesn't have anything to do with you, don't speak of it.

"I know how I handle myself in public, how I carry myself in front of people. That's what I'm worried about, trying to be the best player and best person off the field that I can be for my family and the university."

For his part, Manziel said McCarron didn't wake him up for the event but he took responsibility.

LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger said the Manning camp can be hard to manage for a young player like Manziel.

"It's tough. There's social events at night that they have and there's definitely temptation to do something foolish," Mettenberger said. "He's still a 20-year-old kid. He's been put into a huge spotlight and limelight and it's tough to handle. Hopefully he'll learn from this and just become a better person."

Separate from the Manziel questions, McCarron said he wants to handle himself in a way that makes him a good role model for kids. He said the two didn't discuss life in the fishbowl as high-profile SEC quarterbacks.

McCarron made a statement of his own by his choice of attire. He wore a bowtie with pink ribbons to media days, saying it was in honor of a cousin who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.